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Volume 24, Number 1 August 21, 1995
VCU Voice
A Publicationfor Facu~ and Staff on Virginia Camnwnwealtb University's Acadetnic and Medical College of Virginia Campuses
HaarNamed
VCU Graduate
Studies Dean
by Kyra SCa/101l Newman
editor
Jack Haar, professor of
anatomy, has been named
Yirginia Commonwealth
University's dean of graduate
studies. The YCU board of
visitors approved his appoint­ment
last month.
Since 1986, Haar has di­rected
the university's M.D.!
Ph.D. Program, which pre­pares
physician-scientists for
careers that encompass basic
investigation and patient care.
University official s cite his
accompli shments with the
program as providing the type
of initiatives sought to ad­vance
YCU's graduate
program.
" Dr. Haar has demonstrated
such great vision and insight,
and we bel ieve that wi II trans­late
to achieving aggressive
goals outlined for·our graduate
studies program," said Dr.
William L. Dewey, vice presi­dent
for research and graduate
studies. "Jack has a proven
track record of taking an al­ready-
strong program and
increasing its size in terms of
students and faculty, as well as
the quality of education and
research and funding sources."
YCU's Strategic Plan for
the Future of the University,
new deall oj graduate studies.
adopted by the board in Sep­tember
1993, calls for
strengthening and enhancing
the quality of graduate pro­grams.
Among the initiatives
outlined are appointing a new
dean, developing interdiscipli­nary
degree options built on
the university's research
strengths, and generating re­search
funding that attracts top
students nationally and inter­nationally.
More than 5,000
students are enrolled in gradu­ate
programs at YCU.
"Dr. Haar will serve in the
pivotal role of combining
YCU's mission of strong re­search
and teaching at the
graduate level," said Dr. Grace
E. Harris, acting YCU presi-
Please see HAAR, page 2
VCU Earns Record
External Support
by Cbristinjones
and Kyra Scarton Newman
Grants and contracts for
research at Virginia Common­wealth
University have
reached a record $83 million
for the 1995 fi scal year. YCU
officials also reported more
than $24 million in new gifts
and pledges
1995, YCU faculty submitted
a record 1,323 research pro­posals,
with about 70 percent
funded.
"The faculty of YCU are to
be congratulated," said William
L. Dewey, vice president for
research and graduate studies.
"Without th eir commitment to
pursuing valuable research,
OUf univer­from
pri vate
sources in
1995.
" In a time
of growing
competition
for both
research
dollars and
private con­tributions,
YCU is for-
(7n a time oj growing
competition Jor both
research dollars and
sity would
not have
received
this level of
fundin g.
The grants
and con­tracts
testify
to the qual­ityand
growing
private contributions,
VCU is Jortunate to
attract this strong
level oJsupport. "
lunate to attract this strong
level of support," said Dr.
Grace E. Harris, acting YCU
president. "YCU is poised to
make great strides in the years
ahead, and this generous sup­port
speaks to the faith that
these vital partners have in the
future of our university 0"
Much of the grant and con­tract
funding generated by
YCU came from federal agen­cies
to support projects on
both YCU's academic and
Medical College of Yirginia
campuses. For fiscal year
strength of
our research program."
The university's 1995 fiscal
year ended June 30, however,
officials still are finalizing
many grants and contracts
whose research dollars will be
added to the $83 million re­ceived
so far. YCU's total for
the 1994 fi scal year was $8 1.9
million.
YCU officials also reported
strong results with the
university's private
fundraising efforts. Contribu­tions
received in 1994-95
Please see FUNDING, page 2
Business Leaders Urge Investment in Higher Education
by Kyra Scarton Newman
editor .
An influential group of Virginia business execu­tives
has called for a minimum $200 million annual
investment by the General Assembly during its
next session to enhance the quality of the state's
higher education system.
Members of the Yirginia Business-Higher Edu­cation
Council, which mounted a successful
campaign to increase education funding during the
1995 session, painted a severe picture for the future
of education during a July 25 news conference in
Richmond. The council, includes 37 banking. real
estate, publishing and other executives from across
the state, as well as the presidents of Yirginia's
public colleges and universities.
"We are concerned about the economic future of
the state," said John T. Hazel, a Nonhern Yirginia
land developer and council chair. "We are compet­ing
with neighboring states to attract and keep
business, to create new jobs and to become major
players in the information-age economy, We need
to encourage our colleges and universities in their
[~ _ J
successful restructuring efforts, and we need to
invest in our system of public education to enhance
its high quality."
That $200 million commitment would elevate
Yirginia only to the average of government spend­ing
among Southern states. To match the invest­ment
of the region's top state_ North Carolina, or to
break into the top 10 states nationally, Yirginia
would need to more than double that commitment.
While the budget figures outlined by the council
might appear radical, the time has come for
Please see VBHEC, page 6

Volume 24, Number 1 August 21, 1995
VCU Voice
A Publicationfor Facu~ and Staff on Virginia Camnwnwealtb University's Acadetnic and Medical College of Virginia Campuses
HaarNamed
VCU Graduate
Studies Dean
by Kyra SCa/101l Newman
editor
Jack Haar, professor of
anatomy, has been named
Yirginia Commonwealth
University's dean of graduate
studies. The YCU board of
visitors approved his appoint­ment
last month.
Since 1986, Haar has di­rected
the university's M.D.!
Ph.D. Program, which pre­pares
physician-scientists for
careers that encompass basic
investigation and patient care.
University official s cite his
accompli shments with the
program as providing the type
of initiatives sought to ad­vance
YCU's graduate
program.
" Dr. Haar has demonstrated
such great vision and insight,
and we bel ieve that wi II trans­late
to achieving aggressive
goals outlined for·our graduate
studies program" said Dr.
William L. Dewey, vice presi­dent
for research and graduate
studies. "Jack has a proven
track record of taking an al­ready-
strong program and
increasing its size in terms of
students and faculty, as well as
the quality of education and
research and funding sources."
YCU's Strategic Plan for
the Future of the University,
new deall oj graduate studies.
adopted by the board in Sep­tember
1993, calls for
strengthening and enhancing
the quality of graduate pro­grams.
Among the initiatives
outlined are appointing a new
dean, developing interdiscipli­nary
degree options built on
the university's research
strengths, and generating re­search
funding that attracts top
students nationally and inter­nationally.
More than 5,000
students are enrolled in gradu­ate
programs at YCU.
"Dr. Haar will serve in the
pivotal role of combining
YCU's mission of strong re­search
and teaching at the
graduate level" said Dr. Grace
E. Harris, acting YCU presi-
Please see HAAR, page 2
VCU Earns Record
External Support
by Cbristinjones
and Kyra Scarton Newman
Grants and contracts for
research at Virginia Common­wealth
University have
reached a record $83 million
for the 1995 fi scal year. YCU
officials also reported more
than $24 million in new gifts
and pledges
1995, YCU faculty submitted
a record 1,323 research pro­posals,
with about 70 percent
funded.
"The faculty of YCU are to
be congratulated" said William
L. Dewey, vice president for
research and graduate studies.
"Without th eir commitment to
pursuing valuable research,
OUf univer­from
pri vate
sources in
1995.
" In a time
of growing
competition
for both
research
dollars and
private con­tributions,
YCU is for-
(7n a time oj growing
competition Jor both
research dollars and
sity would
not have
received
this level of
fundin g.
The grants
and con­tracts
testify
to the qual­ityand
growing
private contributions,
VCU is Jortunate to
attract this strong
level oJsupport. "
lunate to attract this strong
level of support" said Dr.
Grace E. Harris, acting YCU
president. "YCU is poised to
make great strides in the years
ahead, and this generous sup­port
speaks to the faith that
these vital partners have in the
future of our university 0"
Much of the grant and con­tract
funding generated by
YCU came from federal agen­cies
to support projects on
both YCU's academic and
Medical College of Yirginia
campuses. For fiscal year
strength of
our research program."
The university's 1995 fiscal
year ended June 30, however,
officials still are finalizing
many grants and contracts
whose research dollars will be
added to the $83 million re­ceived
so far. YCU's total for
the 1994 fi scal year was $8 1.9
million.
YCU officials also reported
strong results with the
university's private
fundraising efforts. Contribu­tions
received in 1994-95
Please see FUNDING, page 2
Business Leaders Urge Investment in Higher Education
by Kyra Scarton Newman
editor .
An influential group of Virginia business execu­tives
has called for a minimum $200 million annual
investment by the General Assembly during its
next session to enhance the quality of the state's
higher education system.
Members of the Yirginia Business-Higher Edu­cation
Council, which mounted a successful
campaign to increase education funding during the
1995 session, painted a severe picture for the future
of education during a July 25 news conference in
Richmond. The council, includes 37 banking. real
estate, publishing and other executives from across
the state, as well as the presidents of Yirginia's
public colleges and universities.
"We are concerned about the economic future of
the state" said John T. Hazel, a Nonhern Yirginia
land developer and council chair. "We are compet­ing
with neighboring states to attract and keep
business, to create new jobs and to become major
players in the information-age economy, We need
to encourage our colleges and universities in their
[~ _ J
successful restructuring efforts, and we need to
invest in our system of public education to enhance
its high quality."
That $200 million commitment would elevate
Yirginia only to the average of government spend­ing
among Southern states. To match the invest­ment
of the region's top state_ North Carolina, or to
break into the top 10 states nationally, Yirginia
would need to more than double that commitment.
While the budget figures outlined by the council
might appear radical, the time has come for
Please see VBHEC, page 6